Skip to main content
. 2016 Nov 15;16:155. doi: 10.1186/s12874-016-0255-7

Table 2.

Current state-level raking marginsa

Margin Categories
1: Sex by Age Male and Female by Age (18–24; 25–34; 35–44; 45–54; 55–64; 65–74; 75+)
2: Race/Ethnicity Hispanic, Non-Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic African American, Non-Hispanic Other (includes Asian, American Indian/Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, and Other)
3: Education Less than HS; HS Grad; Some College; College Grad
4: Marital Status Married; Never married/member of unmarried couple; Divorced/widowed/separated.
5: Home Ownership Own; Rent/Other
6: Sex by Race/Ethnicity Male; Female by Hispanic, Non-Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic African American, Non-Hispanic Other (includes Asian, American Indian/Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, and Other)
7: Race/Ethnicity by Age Hispanic, Non-Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic African American, Non-Hispanic Other (includes Asian, American Indian/Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, and Other) by Age (18–34; 35–54; 55+)
8: Phone Usage Cell Only; Landline Only; Dual Usage

aCategories may be collapsed in BRFSS raking depending on the size of population subgroups within states